Notice of Public Hearing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission will hold a public hearing on June 3, 2020, at or after 2:00 p.m., in the Sonoma County Administration Building, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa, California. 

on the following:  

Fiscal Year 2020-21 Sonoma LAFCO Final Budget and Fee Schedule  

Depending on circumstances pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20, which suspend certain provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act, and the directive of the Health Officer of the County of Sonoma to shelter in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission may conduct this meeting entirely by teleconference. In such circumstances, no physical location for the meeting will be available, and members of the public will be unable to attend the meeting in person. Anyone wishing access to meeting information should consult the meeting agenda which will be posted on the Commission’s website at least 72 hours before the scheduled start time of the meeting.  

At the hearing, the Commission will hear and receive any relevant oral and written testimony and evidence presented or filed concerning the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Final Budget and Fee Schedule. The Commission will consider the report of the Executive Officer and may accept or amend the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Final Budget and Fee Schedule.  

Copies of documents relating to the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Final Budget and Fee Schedule will be available for review on the Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission website: www.sonomalafco.org on or after May 27, 2020. Should the hearing be conducted virtually, written comments must be received by Sonoma LAFCO by Wednesday June 3, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. in order to be distributed to Commissioners. Please direct mailed comments to the Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission, 111 Santa Rosa Avenue, Suite 240, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 and emails to lafco@sonoma-county.org. For questions, please call the Commission office at (707) 565-2577.  

If you challenge the actions of the Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission in court on the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Final Budget and Fee Schedule, you may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission at, or prior to, the hearing.  

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE HEREBY INVITED TO BE PRESENT AND HEARD ON THE MATTERS DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE. SHOULD CIRCUMSTANCES DICTATE A VIRTUAL MEETING, THERE WILL BE NO PHYSICAL LOCATION FOR THE MEETING.

  By:  Mark Bramfitt, Executive Officer                                    Date: May 13, 2020